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Household of William A Shepherd (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William A Shepherd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Shepherd, born in 1844 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Dorcas Shepherd, born in 1844 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1866 in Longworth, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Dorcas (born 1874 in Longworth, Lancashire, England), William A (born 1876 in Longworth, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1878 in Halliwell, Lancashire, England) and Emma A (born 1880 in Halliwell, Lancashire, England).


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William A Shepherd's household

Male

William A

Shepherd

Head
Female

Dorcas

Shepherd

Wife
Female

Mary A

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Shepherd

Son
Female

Dorcas

Shepherd

Daughter
Male

William A

Shepherd

Son
Female

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Emma A

Shepherd

Daughter
First name(s) William A
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Shepherd

Head

Married

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Dorcas

Shepherd

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Longworth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Shepherd

Son

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Dorcas

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Longworth, Lancashire, England

William A

Shepherd

Son

Single

5

1876

Longworth, Lancashire, England

Alice

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Emma A

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

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